Comparison of the NetBackup Appliances hardware
Table: Comparison of NetBackup 5350, 5340, 5250, and 5240 appliances outlines the differences between the NetBackup appliance models.
Table: Comparison of NetBackup 5350, 5340, 5250, and 5240 appliances
Parameter | NetBackup 5350 | NetBackup 5340 | NetBackup 5250 | NetBackup 5240 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Role | Media server only | Media server only | Primary or media server | Primary or media server |
Cores | 52 (26 per processor) | 40 (20 per processor) | 24 (12 per processor) | V3 16 (8 per processor) V4 20 (10 per processor) |
Cache | 71.5 MB (35.75 MB per processor) Note: Two processors are installed in a compute node. | 55 MB (27.5 MBs per CPU) | 33 MB (16.5 MBs per CPU) | V3 40 MB (20 MBs per CPU) V4 50MB (25 MBs per CPU) |
RAID cache | 32 GB | 32 GB | 1 GB (4 GB included on the external PCIe RAID controller) | 1 GB |
CPU speed | 2.1 GHz (Turbo: 4.00 GHz) | 2.0 GHz | 2.20 GHz | V3 2.4 GHz V4 2.2GHz |
Turbo speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.7 GHz | 3.2 GHz | V3 3.2 GHz V4 3.1GHz |
QPI/UPI speed | 10.4 GT/s | 10.4 GT/s | 9.6GT/s | 8 GT/s |
System memory** | 768 GB | 768 GB | 64 GB/256GB/512GB Note: When you purchase the first expansion storage shelf, the Storage Expansion Kit that comes with the storage shelf includes 256 GB of memory that replaces the existing 64GB. An additional 256GB memory kit is required when you add the fifth shelf. | 64 GB Note: When you purchase the first storage shelf, the Storage Expansion that comes with the storage shelf includes an additional 64 GB of memory. After adding the first storage shelf and the memory, you can increase the appliance memory to 192 GB by purchasing an additional 64 GB memory kit. Note: A 256GB kit is also available that replaces the existing memory configuration (32 GB x 8). |
Memory configuration ** (DIMMs, except where noted otherwise.) | Standard (RDIMMs): 64GB x 12 RDIMM (768 GB) Option: (RDIMMs) 64 GB x 24 (1536 GB) | Standard (RDIMMs): 32 GB x 24 (768 GB) Option: (RDIMMs) 64 GB x 24 (1536 GB) | 8 x 8GB (64GB) 8 x 32GB (256GB) 16 x 32GB (512GB) | Standard: 8 GB x 8 (64 GB) Options: 8 GB x 16 (128 GB) 8 GB x 24 (192 GB) 32 GB x 8 (256 GB) |
Data retention | Supercapacitors and flash memory in each of the 2 RAID controllers | Supercapacitors and flash memory in each of the 2 RAID controllers | One MFBU with a flash memory card for the internal RAID controller One MFBU with a flash memory card for the external RAID controller when the first storage shelf is purchased | One MFBU with a flash memory card for the internal RAID controller One MFBU with a flash memory card for the external RAID controller when the first storage shelf is purchased |
PCI add-in card slots | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
On-board 10 Gb Ethernet ports | 0 (Four on-board 1 GbE ports) | 0 (Four on-board 1 GbE ports) | 2 | 2 |
10 Gb Ethernet cards in PCI assembly | Up to 5 cards (10 ports) | Up to 5 cards (10 ports) | Up to 3 cards (6 ports) | Up to 3 cards (6 ports) |
Additional 1 Gb Ethernet cards in PCI assemblies | No | No | Up to 1 card (4 ports) | Up to 1 card (4 ports) |
SAS RAID card in PCI assemblies | No | No | Mezzanine card: Yes PCIe RAID card: Yes | Yes (with the purchase of the first storage shelf) |
Dual redundant external storage-based RAID controllers | Yes | Yes | No | No |
External storage | 1 required Primary Storage Shelf and up to 3 optional Expansion Shelves | 1 required Primary Storage Shelf and up to 3 optional Expansion Shelves | Up to 6 Storage Shelves | Up to 6 Storage Shelves |
Maximum storage capacity with external storage** | 1920 TB | 1920 TB | 429.4 TiB | 201 TB |
Typical power consumption with maximum external storage | 5800 Watts (3.0 W per TB) | 5800 Watts (3.0 W per TB) | 1776 watts (3.76 watts per TB) | 1140 Watts (5.6 W per TB) |